PPF confirms zero levy for 2026/27

Marks second consecutive year the lifeboat fund will not a charge a levy to conventional DB schemes

Holly Roach
clock • 2 min read
PPF CEO Michelle Ostermann
Image:

PPF CEO Michelle Ostermann

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed it will not charge a conventional levy for 2026/27.

This will be the second year in a row the lifeboat fund has set its levy for conventional defined benefit (DB) schemes at zero and comes after its consultation on the matter in which it proposed se...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

Holly Roach
Author spotlight

Holly Roach

Deputy Editor at Professional Pensions

View profile
More from Holly Roach

Delcam pension scheme secures £28m buy-in with Royal London

'Growing appetite' for retirement solutions that balance flexibility with security

More on Industry

TPR finds lack of formal governance among small DC schemes
Industry

TPR finds lack of formal governance among small DC schemes

Just 27% of small DC schemes have formal governance arrangements in place despite increasing complex decisions

Alex Levy
Alex Levy
clock 04 November 2026 • 2 min read
'Growing appetite' for retirement solutions that balance flexibility with security
Industry

'Growing appetite' for retirement solutions that balance flexibility with security

SPP survey finds ‘flex then fix’ option growing in popularity as retirement thinking ‘evolves’

Holly Roach
Holly Roach
clock 04 November 2026 • 1 min read
Government maintains AE earning thresholds for 2027/28
Industry

Government maintains AE earning thresholds for 2027/28

Earnings trigger, LEL and UEL will remain the same as 2026/27

Holly Roach
Holly Roach
clock 04 November 2026 • 2 min read
Trustpilot